Martis Creek Lake Campground
Campground
Campground · 1.9 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Katy's Walk
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Katy's Walk open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Katy's Walk is a short, low-elevation mountain biking outing in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District and on Waddle Ranch. It's a flat, easy ride, with no real climb, covering about 0.74 miles round trip between a low of about 6,269 feet and a high of about 6,283 feet. The most comfortable months for a ride are typically June and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 76°F with lows in the mid-30s in June to highs near 78°F with lows around 32°F in September. Winter is much colder there, with typical January highs around 42°F and lows near 13°F. Megan's Trail and Royal Flush sit about 0.4 miles away, both mountain biking routes. Climbers can find the "Green Acres Project" Boulder about 2.5 miles off. Martis Creek, roughly 4.5 miles away, offers canoeing.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Los Arcos
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On your way back · 4 miIf it rains
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Katy's Walk
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 13°
Feb
44° / 14°
Mar
49° / 19°
Apr
56° / 22°
May
65° / 29°
Jun
76° / 36°
Jul
85° / 40°
Aug
84° / 37°
Sep
78° / 32°
Oct
65° / 25°
Nov
52° / 18°
Dec
41° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Truckee-Tahoe Ap, CA, 3.2 mi away at 5,900 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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